Car-seat.



No. 772,742. PATBNTBD OUT. 18, 1904.

J. OLEARY.

CAR SEAT.

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JOHN OLEARY, OF COHOES, NEW YORK.

CAR-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,742, dated October18, 1904. Application filed July 15,1904. Serial Ho. 216,716. '(Nomodel.)

To all whom, it ntay concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN OLEARY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cohoes, in the county ofAlhany and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Car-Seats, of which thefollowing isaspecification.

This invention relates to what I shall for convenience term a car-seat,for primarily this is the use to which I intend putting the invention.The seat, however, may be used for other purposes. By my construction Iprovide a seat wherein theback may be readily reversed and wherein saidback can be swung down to a place below the upper surface of theseat-cushion or equivalent part, whereby the latter can be employed witha similar part to u phold a mattress-bottom or equivalent structure,from which it will be apparent that the improved seat is especiallyadapted 'for use in sleeping-cars. Said seat has a body portion and aback, connected with which are a link and a. toggle, the opposite endsof which are united with the body portion and back atlatorally-separated points, whereby the back can be reversed or swungunder the seat-section of the body, where it will be out of the way whenit becomes necessary to make upa berth.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification Iillustrate one simpleandconvenient adaptation of the invention, which Iwill fully set forth in the follow-' ing description; but I do not limitmyself to the disclosure thus, made, for certain changes may be adoptedwithin the scope of my claims succeeding said description.

Referring to said drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a car-seatinvolving my invention and showing the back thereof by full and dottedlines in its two working positions. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the hackbeing repre' sented as swung down or out of the way to utilize theseat-section as a support for a bedbottom or analogous element. Fi g. 3is a front elevation of the parts as they appear in Fig. 1 and viewedfrom the right in said latter figure.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several figures.

The car-seat represented includes in its constructioh a body portionmade up of a seatsection 2 and standards 3, depending from the oppositeends of said seat-section and constituting legs to support theseat-section. The back is designated by 4, and its shape, as well asthat of the body portion, is one familiar in car-seats. The improvedcar-seat may be upholstered or finished in any desirable way. The back 4is not directly connected with the body portion or seat-section 2thereof, but is connected therewith through the intervention of linksand toggles, two of each of the same being represented and as situatedat opposite ends of the seat.

I will now describe the construction and mounting of a link and toggleat one end of the seat, the same description applying to the otherparts, which are duplicates thereof.

-In Fig. 1 the back 4 isrepresented in full lines as being at the leftof the seat-section 2, one of its normal positions, while it isrepresented by dotted lines in the other normal position. Pivota'llyconnected to the end of the back (shown by full lines in said Fig. 1)and at superposed points are the upper ends of the link 5 and the toggle6, the linkbeing of continuous formation, while the toggle is composedin turn of two links pivotally or otherwise suitably jointed-to eachother. It will therefore be apparent that the link and toggle areconnected with the back at laterally-separated points. The lower end ofthe toggle 6 is pivotally connected with the scat-section 2 of the bodyportion, while the same applies to the continuouslink 5. the lowerpivot, however, of said link extending through a longitudinal slot 7therein fora purpose that will hereinafter appear; When the back is ineither of its operative or normal positions, the lower end of the linkis adjacent to the-upper surface of the stop 8, suitably associated withthe seat-section 2 and which under ordinary conditions serves topreventdownward thrust ing of said link in order to aid in maintainingthe back a in a proper position. The upper surface of said stop is ofarcuate form, the are being concentric or substantially-concentric withthe lower axis of motion of the link, so as to permit the ready swingingof the latter during the reversal of the seat.

When the seat is in its two operative positions, the toggle 6 is locked.In other words, its two links are maintained in line in a positivemanner, and for this purpose I represent a latch 9, pivotally carried bywhat is shown at the left in Fig. 1 as the upper member or link of thetoggle 6, said latch being adapted to swing over the cooperating link toprevent flexion of the toggle during the swinging of the back betweenits two operative positions. By the construction described it is onlynecessary in order to reverse the seat to carry it through ahalf-revolution in order that What is shown at the left in Fig.1 as theupper edge of the back will be caused to engage the right side of theseat-section. During this halfrevolution or swing of the back thepositions of the toggles and links will be reversed, and the same willapply to the two latches 9, so that when the parts occupy thedotted-line position in Fig. 1 the latches will be under the links.During the swing of the back between its two working positions it willbe apparent that the two toggles 6 remain locked. The standards 3 areconnected below the seatsection 2 by a bar 10, constituting a supportfor the back when in its ineffective position or when said back is swungdown out of the way to permit the seat-section to sustain a mattress orbed-bottom.

To swing the back down into its inoperative position, the latches 9 areoperated to unlock the toggles 6, whereby they can be flexed forward atthe joints of their links, following which said back can be dropped downstraight for a certain distance or until what might be considered itslower edge is in line with the bar 10, following which the back is movedto a horizontal position and then is moved inward until what might beconsidered at this time its inner end rests on the bar 10, the latterbeing somewhat flattened or provided with lateral flanges to constitutean ample bearing-support for the back. As the back is moved inward thelinks 5 are thrust upward, and by reason of the fact that said linkshave at what are normally their lower ends longitudinal slots to receivethe corresponding pivots such operation is readily permitted. To restorethe seat to its normal position, the back is swung back to carry thesame from under the seat-section, after which it ismoved to a verticalposition and then elevated until it reaches its normal position, atwhich time the latches 9 are swung to their normal positions to lock thetwo toggles, The toggles and the longitudinally-moving links permit thefree swinging down of the back to its ineffective position.

What are normally the lower pivots for the toggles 6 consist ofthumb-screws, which when the back is swung down in the manner previouslyindicated are utilized to aid in firmly maintaining. the back in itsshifted position.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. A car-seathaving a body portion and a back, combined with a link and a toggle, theopposite ends of which are connected with the body portion and back atlaterally-separated points.

2. A car-seat having a body portion and a back, combined with a link anda toggle, the opposite ends of which are connected with said bodyportion and back at laterally-separated points, and a stop to normallyprevent downward-thrusting movement of the link.

3. A car-seat having a body portion and a back, combined with a link anda toggle, the opposite ends of which are connected with the body portionand back at laterally-separated points, and means for normallypreventing the fiexion of the toggle.

4. A car-seat having a body portion and a back, combined with a link anda toggle, the opposite ends ofv which are connected with said bodyportion and back at laterally-separated points, means for normallylocking the toggle against flexion, and a stop to normally preventdownward movement of the link.

5. A- car-seat having a seat-section and a back, combined with-a linkand a toggle, the opposite ends of which are connected with theseat-section and back at laterally-separated points, and a support forthe back located below said seat-section.

6. A car-seat having a seat-section and a' back, combined with a linkand a toggle, the opposite ends'of which are connected with theseat-section and the back at laterally-separated points, and the linkbeing arranged for endwise movement, a stop to normally prevent endwisemovement of said link, and means under the seat-section to support theback.

7. A car-seat having a body portion and a back, combined with a link anda toggle, the upper ends of the link and toggle being pivotallyconnected with the back at laterallyseparated points, the lower end ofthelink being longitudinally slotted, a pivot extending through the slotin the link, a connection between the lower end of the toggle and theseatscction, the connections between the lower ends of the toggle andlink being laterally sep arated, ahd a support for the back under theseat-section.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit- IIBSSOS.

JOHN OLEARY. Witnesses:

JAMES MCGUIRE, BARTHOLOMEW MULcAHY.

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